Since Søren Kjærgaard in 2000 won the Nordic Young Jazz Competition he has established himself as one of the Danish music scene’s most wanted pianists and keyboard players. In 2004 the pianist/composer was awarded the Danish National Radio Jazz Award for his originality and creative presence on the experimental jazz scene of Copenhagen and Denmark, being one the pioneers in the new wave of the young generation. The award was followed by radio appearances and the recent solo piano/key album ”KEYS” (january 2006) which was recorded in the National Radio studios.
On the jazz scene, Søren Kjærgaard has claimed attention for his three releases on ILK (2005): Søren Kjærgaard Trio - ”Amfebia” & ”Akustia; Bandapart. He is a third of the hard hitting hip hop dadaists of Ikscheltaschel who opened the Roskilde Festival 2005 on the legendary Orange Stage. He is leader of the Rhythmic Music Conservatory (Copenhagen) school orchestra, Ultraktement. He was musical director and arranger on the highly acclaimed album, ”Andersens Drømme”, featuring some of the greatest poets and rock/pop artists of Denmark, and he is active on the Danish rock scene with Nikolaj Nørlund and Jens Unmack. Internationally Søren Kjærgaard has toured with former Lounge Lizzards tenorman Michael Blake’s Blake Tartare.
Søren Kjærgaard has performed in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Estonia, Lithuania, Russia, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, France, New York and Canada...
...and he has toured/performed/recorded with: Tim Berne, Herb Robertson, Derek Bailey, William Parker, Jim Black, Andrew D’Angelo, Mike Formanek, Tony Malaby, Peter Brötzman, Thomas �-berg (Bob Hund), Michael Blake, Ben Street, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Povl Dissing, Steffen Brandt, Swan Lee, Tina Dickow, Peter Sommer, Mikael Simpson, Bent Jædig, Hugo Rasmussen, Pierre Dørge and many others....
